Song Shuyao watched the two of them being so sweet. She had finally found a seat, and she was almost infuriated.
Fang Qin, sitting opposite Lin Wanning and eating an orange, always felt that Song Shuyao looked familiar, but she just couldn't remember for the moment where she had seen her.
Seeing her sister - in - law frowning, Lin Wanning knew she must be deep in thought. She quickly asked with concern, "Sister - in - law, what's wrong?"
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Fang Qin was already more than six months pregnant. Even though she was rather thin, her belly was quite prominent.
Lin Wanning had never been pregnant, but as a woman, she knew how tough it was for a pregnant woman.
She wasn't really worried about other things, but she was afraid that the long journey would be too much for her sister - in - law's body.
"Maybe we should switch seats. You can lie down in our seats."
Fang Qin felt warm in her heart seeing Lin Wanning's concern, but she quickly shook her head in denial.
She moved her body closer to the table in front, covered the side of her face with her hand, and said to Lin Wanning, "That woman. I seem to have seen her somewhere, and she was with a large group of people."
"If she were an ordinary person, I surely wouldn't remember. But she was in the middle of a lot of men, laughing loudly, which left an impression on me."
"So I just thought for a while and remembered. No wonder she looked so familiar."
Fang Qin was also a bit puzzled. The woman she had seen before was completely different from this one. How come on the train, she seemed to have changed into a different person, with her voice even becoming coquettish.
Lin Wanning wasn't at all surprised by such gossip. She had spotted Song Shuyao as a scheming girl at first sight.
"Just ignore her. We'd better have less contact with such people."
If they couldn't afford to provoke her, they could at least avoid her. Especially in Heilongjiang Province, her father had been there for over a decade.
In terms of influence and connections, they couldn't compare. So in Lin Wanning's view, it was better to stay far away.
"No, I remember. The group of people who caused trouble at my parents' place last time were the ones I just mentioned."
As her sister - in - law Fang Qin said this, her pupils suddenly shrank. At that time, she just thought those hooligans looked a bit familiar. She was so immersed in her own pain that she even forgot to tell Lin Wanning about this.
She felt quite self - reproachful and worried.
Reminded by his sister - in - law, Zhou Huaian's memories from the morning suddenly came back.
"I also forgot to tell you. This morning, Xiao Zhao called and said that those hooligans were paid by a woman. They didn't know her name, though."
"He also said that the woman had long hair and was with a little boy..."
Before Zhou Huaian could finish his words, his brows were tightly knitted, and the anger in his eyes was about to burst out. At that time, he had thought about everything he could, but how could he not have thought that it was Song Shuyao who did this?
When Zhou Huaian received the call this morning, he had wondered if it was Gu Zhendong's sister - in - law, since she also had long hair and was with a child.
But reminded by his sister - in - law just now, with his sharp intuition, he instantly realized that it wasn't Gu Zhendong's sister - in - law.
Moreover, his sister - in - law was a rural woman. She didn't have the guts, and her family was in a huge debt, so she couldn't afford to pay so much money.
"No, I must give you an explanation for this." Zhou Huaian gritted his back teeth angrily.
When there was nothing between them, Song Shuyao dared to use a knife. If he were to marry Lin Wanning in the future, he didn't even dare to think about what extreme things she might do.
Lin Wanning shook her head calmly. "Actually, I guessed it from the beginning."
"The reasons I didn't point out it was her were that, first, there was no evidence, and second, in Heilongjiang Province, it's her territory."
"We're new here, so we have to be cautious. But I won't just let this go. I'll surely settle the score with her. However, I can feel that since she failed this time, there will surely be a next time. So we don't need to be in a hurry."
"We just need to wait for the right moment and catch her off - guard."
"Now we don't need to worry about anything. Let's just get to our destination safely. Besides, sister - in - law is pregnant, so there can't be any mishaps for the time being."
Originally so angry that his fists were clenched, after Lin Wanning's analysis, Zhou Huaian could only suppress his anger.
Along the way, the three of them were very low - key.
But Song Shuyao didn't want to be low - key at all. She came to ask Zhou Huaian for help several times.
Zhou Huaian simply took off his hat and covered his face with it. No matter how Song Shuyao shook him, he pretended not to hear.
Until they reached their destination, Zhou Huaian didn't even bother to give Song Shuyao a cold look.
Lin Wanning was the love of his life. No matter who bullied or hurt her, he would never let them off easily.
...
As the train conductor announced the arrival at the station, Lin Wanning woke up from her sleep.
She saw a small wet patch on Zhou Huaian's arm, and her face instantly turned bright red. Her watery peach - blossom eyes blinked as she covered her mouth.
Even if she were beaten to death, she didn't want to admit that it was her drool.
"It's okay. It's just drool. Why are you blushing?" Zhou Huaian pressed his lips together, trying to hold back his laughter, but his eyes were full of tenderness.
Previously, his impression of Lin Wanning was always that of a cold and aloof person. But after this time together, he increasingly found Lin Wanning so cute.
And she was also extremely smart.
Seeing the two of them so sweet, Fang Qin couldn't help but click her tongue. "Wanning, you don't know how gentle Huaian has been all the way."
"Sometimes he was afraid you'd be cold and covered you with clothes, and sometimes he was afraid you'd be hot and lifted the clothes a bit."
"Before, I always thought your elder brother was gentle and considerate, but in comparison, I find your elder brother is really rough."
Reminded by her sister - in - law, Lin Wanning's fair and rosy face turned so red that it seemed to drip blood.
The three of them were chatting and laughing while packing their luggage and getting ready to get off the train.
On the side, Song Shuyao, with her son, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot. Especially when she heard Fang Qin teasing Lin Wanning and Zhou Huaian.
She was so angry that her venomous eyes stared at Fang Qin the whole time, and her body even trembled uncontrollably.
In her past life, she was implicated by her husband's family and died of a serious illness due to overwork in the countryside.
After being reborn, the first thing she did was to get divorced and report her husband's family herself. This was the first step in changing her fate against the odds.
In this life, she was determined to take control of her own destiny. Especially a high - quality man like Zhou Huaian. If she could get him, the status of an officer's wife for the rest of her life would be unshakable.
Although she was very unhappy now, this destination was like a paradise for her parents. She wanted to marry someone, and she didn't believe her parents would not agree.
And the most important thing was that Lin Wanning, a descendant of capitalists, had no right to compete with her!
In her eyes, Zhou Huaian and Lin Wanning weren't in love. They were just being foolish and unable to see the reality clearly.
As soon as she got off the train, she saw her father, mother, and two elder brothers coming to pick her up. With a look of pride in her eyes, she looked at Lin Wanning, but Lin Wanning didn't even give her a side - glance.
Zhou Huaian was in military uniform. Song Shuyao's father, Song Xuejun, saw Zhou Huaian and quickly stepped forward to shake hands with him.
"You must be Colonel Zhou. Hello, hello. Why didn't you inform us in advance before coming? I could have arranged someone to pick you up."